other uses Infobox given name name Brent image imagesize caption pronunciation gender Male meaning region origin obscure see article related names footnotes Brent is an Old English language Old English place name and surname. The place name can be from Celtic languages Celtic words meaning holy one if it refers to the River Brent , or high place, literally, from a steep hill if it refers to the villages in Somerset, England Somerset and Devon, England Mills 1991 . The surname often indicates that one s ancestors lived in a place called Brent. Brent has also become a regularly used given name in some countries, being among the thousand most common names for boys born in the United States since 1933. ref cite web title Popular baby names url http www.ssa.gov OACT babynames publisher SSA accessdate 27 December 2011 ref When used as a given name today, Brent is sometimes a short form of Brenton , but this was probably not the original inspiration for Brent s use as a given name, since Brenton s own regular use as a first name came many years after Brent was established in that role. ref cite book last Evans first Cleveland Kent title The great big book of baby names year 2006 publisher Publications International location Lincolnwood, Ill. isbn 1 4127 1300 5 ref References Reflist refbegin Hanks, P. & Hodges, F. 1988 . A dictionary of surnames. New York Oxford University Press. ISBN 0 19 211592 8. Mills, A. D. 1991 . A dictionary of British place names. New York Oxford University Press. ISBN 0 19 869156 4. refend Surname Given name Category Surnames derived from toponyms it Brent nome ... more details
Brent Taylor may refer to Brent Taylor American film actor Brent Taylor politician , Canadian politician Brent Taylor activist , member of the Squamish Five hndis name Taylor, Brent ... more details
Brent Morel may refer to Brent Morel baseball , Major League Baseball player Brent Morel marine , United States Marine Captain hndis Morel, Brent DEFAULTSORT Morel, Brent ... more details
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Brent is an English place name and surname. Brent can also refer to Place name Brent, Alabama Brent, Florida Brent Knoll , a hill in Somerset, England Brent Knoll village , a village at the foot of the hill East Brent, Somerset , another village at the foot of the hill Brent oilfield , North Sea Brent, Ontario , a village in Algonquin Provincial Park, Canada Brent crater , a meteor crater named after the village of Brent, Ontario London Borough of Brent , England South Brent , Devon, England Surname Bix Brent 1923 1972 , American singer Charles Henry Brent 1862 1929 , American bishop Dannielle Brent born 1979 , English actress Ebony Jewel Rainford Brent born 1983 , English cricketer Elinor Brent Dyer 1894 1969 , British novelist Evelyn Brent 1899 1975 , American actress Gary Brent born 1976 , Zimbabwean cricketer George Brent 1899 1979 , Irish actor Leslie Brent born 1925 , German immunologist Richard Brent scientist born 1946 , Australian mathematician and computer scientist Richard Brent Virginia 1757 1814 , American politician Robert Brent 1763 1819 , American politician, first mayor of Washington DC Given name Brent Butt born 1966 , Canadian comedian and actor Brent Corrigan born 1986 , stage name of American porn actor Sean Lockhart Brent Jett born 1958 , American astronaut Brent Jones born 1963 , American football player Brent Hartinger , American writer Brent Mayne , former Major League Baseball player Brent Musburger born 1939 , American journalist and sportscaster Brent Mydland 1952 1990 , American keyboardist, member of the Grateful Dead Brent Seabrook born 1985 , Canadian ice hockey defenceman for the Chicago Blackhawks Brent Scowcroft born 1925 , American general, U.S. National Security Advisor from 1974 1977 and 1989 1993 Brent Spiner born 1949 , American actor Brent Symonette born 1954 , Bahamian politician Brent Tate born 1982 , Australian rugby league player R. Brent Tully , American astronomer In fiction David Brent , fictional character on the BBC television ... more details
Richard Brent may refer to Richard Brent Virginia 1757&ndash 1814 , U.S. Congressman and Senator from Virginia Richard Brent scientist born 1946 , Australian mathematician and computer science professor Richard Brent Tully , astronomer based in Hawaii hndis Brent, Richard de Richard Brent ... more details
Brent Bozell may refer to L. Brent Bozell, Jr. 1926 1997 , an American conservative activist and Catholic writer L. Brent Bozell III born 1955 , the founder of the Media Research Center and son of L. Brent Bozell Jr. See also Leo B. Bozell hndis Bozell, Brent ... more details
William Brent may refer to William Leigh Brent , 1784&ndash 1848 , U.S. Representative from Louisiana William Lee Brent 1931&ndash 2006 , American civil rights activist William Brent musician , played with The Drifters See also William Brent Bell , American screenwriter and film director William Brenton Hall , American physician hndis Brent, William ... more details
Brent Williams may refer to Brent Williams American football born 1964 , NFL footballer of the 1980s and 1990s Brent Williams Australian footballer born 1978 , Australian rules footballer for Adelaide Buzz Williams born 1972 , American basketball coach hndis Williams, Brent ... more details
Brent Fisher may refer to Brent Fisher baseball born 1987 , American baseball pitcher Brent Fisher footballer born 1983 , New Zealand soccer player hndis name Fisher, Brent Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Longcomment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. DEFAULTSORT Fisher, Brent ... more details
Brent Hughes may refer to Brent Hughes ice hockey b. 1943 , National Hockey League player for the Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, and Kansas City Scouts Brent Hughes ice hockey b. 1966 , National Hockey League player for the Winnipeg Jets, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, and New York Islanders Brent Hughes ice hockey b. 1982 , Canadian ice hockey winger currently playing in Europe hndis Hughes, Brent DEFAULTSORT Hughes, Brent de Brent Hughes ... more details
Image Brent Hill geograph.org.uk 1182028.jpg thumb Brent Hill. Image Brent Hill geograph.org.uk 1106199.jpg thumb Brent Hill. Brent Hill is the site of an Iron Age hill fort situated close to South Brent in Devon , England. The fort occupies the top of Brent Hill at approx 311 Metres above Sea Level. ref cite book last Sellman first R.R. title Aspects of Devon History publisher Devon Books location Exeter year 1985 isbn 0861147561 chapter The Iron Age in Devon ch.2 pages pg.11 Map of Iron Age hill forts in Devon including Brent Hill ref References reflist Coord 50.44051 3.82772 region GB type landmark display title Devon struct stub UK archaeology stub Category Hill forts in Devon Category Hills of Devon Category Article Feedback 5 pl Brent Hill ... more details
primary sources date July 2010 Brent Weeks , born birth date and age mf yes 1977 3 7 , ref http www.goodreads.com author show 1370283.Brent Weeks Brent Weeks on goodreads.com ref is an American author living and writing in Oregon. Born in Montana, Weeks graduated from Hillsdale College with a degree in English. After brief stints teaching and bartending, he devoted himself to writing full time. ref http www.brentweeks.com bio Brent Weeks bio ref Weeks first work, The Night Angel Trilogy , was published by Orbit Books. The trilogy centers on the orphan Azoth, who becomes a professional Wetwork wetboy after training with the fabled wetboy Durzo Blint. Night Angel garnered success by making the New York Times bestseller list. It has seen multiple printings and been translated in numerous languages. Brent s latest book, The Black Prism , is a part of the The Lightbringer series. Bibliography The Night Angel The Way of Shadows 2008 Shadow s Edge 2008 Beyond the Shadows 2008 Perfect Shadow novella 2011 The Lightbringer The Black Prism 2010 Paperback 768 pages Publisher Orbit 1 Sep 2011 ISBN 13 978 1841499048 The Blinding Knife Fall 2012 References reflist External links http www.brentweeks.com Brent Weeks homepage isfdb name id Brent Weeks name Brent Weeks Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Weeks, Brent ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American writer DATE OF BIRTH March 7, 1977 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Weeks, Brent Category American fantasy writers Category People from Montana Category 1977 births Category Living people de Brent Weeks fr Brent Weeks it Brent Weeks nl Brent Weeks pl Brent Weeks ru ... more details
one source date August 2011 Thomas Brent Cheseldine 1922 June 4, 2011 , better known as Tommy Brent , was an American theater producer who was known for preserving and managing the historic Theatre By the Sea at Card Ponds Road in South Kingstown, Rhode Island . Brent was born in 1922 in Washington, D.C. and died at Matunuck, Rhode Island in 2011. ref cite news url http www.nytimes.com 2011 06 08 theater tommy brent theater producer dies at 88.html?ref deathsobituaries title Tommy Brent, Theater Producer, Dies at 88 author Associated Press date June 8, 2011 work The New York Times ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Brent, Tommy ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1922 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH June 4, 2011 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Brent, Tommy Category 1922 births Category 2011 deaths Category American theatre managers and producers Category People from Washington, D.C. ... more details
mergefrom Brent Index date January 2012 refimprove date February 2011 Image Brent Spot monthly.svg thumb 400px Monthly average Brent spot price s since May 1987 Brent Crude is a major trading classification of Sweet crude oil sweet Light crude oil light petroleum crude oil comprising Brent Blend, Forties ... as the BFOE Quotation . Brent Crude is sourced from the North Sea . The Brent Crude oil marker is also known as Brent Blend, London Brent and Brent petroleum. The other well known classifications ... and West Texas Intermediate . Brent is the leading global price benchmark for Atlantic basin crude ... crude oil supplies . Originally Brent Crude was produced from the Brent oilfield . The name Brent ... and Royal Dutch Shell , which originally named all of its fields after birds in this case the Brent Goose . ref cite web url http www.onefinancialmarkets.com market library uk brent oil title UK brent, crude oil, brent crude, publisher One Financial Markets CB Financial Services Ltd year 2012 accessdate 25 March 2012 ref ref http www.investing for beginner.org brent Crude.html ref ref http www.foe.org ... to an oil field is not only in the case of Brent ref ref Andrew Inkpen, Michael H. Moffet. The Global ... books?id OvWRXBkuQecC&printsec frontcover&dq isbn 9780470223109&hl ca v onepage&q brent goose&f .... However, large parts of Europe now receive their oil from Russia . Characteristics Brent blend is a light ... 0.37 of sulphur , classifying it as sweet crude , yet again not as sweet as WTI. Brent is suitable for production of petrol and middle distillate s. It is typically refined in Northwest Europe. Brent ... for Brent crude is LCO. It was originally traded on the open outcry International Petroleum Exchange ... to the IntercontinentalExchange , Brent crude futures are also traded on the NYMEX , with the symbol ... oil types Petroleum industry Category Benchmark crude oils bg Brent ca Petroli Brent de Brent l es Petr leo Brent eu Brent petrolioa fa fr Brent champs de p trole lt Brent nafta nl Brent ... more details
Infobox UK place official name Brent Eleigh country England region East of England os grid reference latitude 52.1 longitude 0.833 post town postcode area postcode district dial code shire district Babergh shire county Suffolk hide services Yes static image File Brent Eleigh village hall geograph.org.uk 724604.jpg 240px static image caption small Brent Eleigh village hall small population 180 population ref ref name population http www.suffolk.gov.uk NR rdonlyres 38314C3E 02A0 4515 92FE 8909C6FDB3A3 0 Parishestimates01to05.pdf Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Suffolk County Council ref Brent Eleigh is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk , England . Located between Hadleigh, Suffolk Hadleigh and Lavenham , in 2005 it had a population of 180. ref name population According to Eilert Ekwall the possible meaning of the village name is Ilega s meadow, which was burnt pre 1254. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book , at which time it and neighbouring Monks Eleigh had a population of 61. References reflist External links Commons category inline Brent Eleigh Category Villages in Suffolk Category Civil parishes in Suffolk Category Babergh Babergh suffolk geo stub nl Brent Eleigh pl Brent Eleigh simple Brent Eleigh sv Brent Eleigh ... more details
infobox UK place country England latitude 51.95 longitude 00.07 official name Brent Pelham population shire district shire county Hertfordshire metropolitan borough metropolitan county region East of England constituency westminster post town postcode district postcode area dial code os grid reference TL4330 static image File Brent Pelham Church geograph.org.uk 23034.jpg 240px static image caption small St Mary, Brent Pelham small Brent Pelham is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire , England . The village is one of the Pelhams, along with Stocking Pelham and Furneaux Pelham . Near St Mary s church are ancient stocks which could accommodate up to three people at once. A derelict Brent Pelham Windmill windmill survives in the village. There is a Royal Observer Corps First World War Royal Observer Corp observor post just outside of the village, but this is now in a state of disrepair. It has an Orlit, which is rare for posts in this area File Stocks outside St Mary s Church, Brent Pelham, Herts geograph.org.uk 355517.jpg thumb left Stocks in churchyard External links Commons category inline Brent Pelham Category Villages in Hertfordshire Category Civil parishes in Hertfordshire Hertfordshire geo stub nl Brent Pelham pl Brent Pelham ... more details
Brent Reiber born December 31, 1966 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan Canada is a Switzerland Swiss ice hockey official ice hockey referee , who referees in the Swiss National League A . Career He has officiated many international tournaments including the Winter Olympics. ref http www.hockeyrefs.com index.php?option com content&view article&id 968 brentreiber&catid 71 iihf&Itemid 23 Interview with Brent Reiber ref References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Reiber, Brent ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH December 31, 1966 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Reiber, Brent Category 1966 births Category Living people Category Ice hockey people from Alberta Category Swiss ice hockey officials de Brent Reiber ... more details
Brent Townsend is a Canadian portrait artist who designed, in 1996, the most recent portrait of the Polar Bear in early summer on an ice floe on the current Canadian 2 dollar coin . ref cite web url http www.mint.ca store mint learn 2 dollars 5300016 title 2 Circulation Coin work Royal Canadian Mint quote It was designed by wildlife and landscape artist Brent Townsend ref References reflist External links http www.brenttownsend.ca Official site Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Townsend, Brent ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Townsend, Brent Category Canadian painters Category Portrait artists Category Year of birth missing living people Category Living people Canada painter stub ... more details
Infobox Judge name Brent Paris image imagesize caption office Tax Court of Canada termstart termend nominator appointer predecessor successor office2 termstart2 termend2 nominator2 appointer2 predecessor2 successor2 birth date birth place death date death place spouse alma mater religion Brent Paris is a judge currently serving on the Tax Court of Canada . ref Tax Court of Canada, http www.tcc cci.gc.ca judges current judges e.htm Current Judges ref References reflist FederalCourtsOfCanada Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Paris, Brent ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Paris, Brent Category Living people Category Judges of the Federal Court of Canada Canada law bio stub ... more details
Brent Turner born February 25, 1954 is an United States American Canoe racing sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. He was eliminated in the repechages of the Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics Men s K 4 1000 metres K 4 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal . References http www.sports reference.com olympics athletes tu brent turner 1.html Sports Reference.com profile Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Turner, Brent ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American canoeist DATE OF BIRTH February 25, 1954 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Turner, Brent Category 1954 births Category American canoeists Category Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Category Living people Category Olympic canoeists of the United States US canoe bio stub ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2012 Infobox oil field name Brent field country United Kingdom region North ... , ExxonMobil image Brent oilfield.jpg caption discovery 1971 start development start production ... gas bft est gas bcm formations Kimmeridge Clay The Brent field is an oil field located in the East ... bbc160107 cite news title Talks start on turning off Brent url http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi uk news ... by discovery Auk, Brent, Cormorant, Dunlin, Eider, Fulmar and so on. Brent refers to the Brent Goose , although it is also an acronym for the members of the Jurassic Brent formation that make up ... Gulf of Mexico ref Geology Situated in the East Shetland Basin , the Brent is the archetype for many of the fields in the area, consisting of a tilted fault block exposing the eponymous Brent ... tanker was loaded. The Brent field is exploited by four Oil platform platform s in an irregular SSW NNE line. ref name bbc160107 The first in place was the concrete legged Condeep Brent Bravo in 1975, followed by the concrete legged Brent Delta, Brent Charlie, and steel jacket Brent Alpha. As of 2004, the platform still produces oil through a manifold all Brent Alpha fluids are produced across to Brent Bravo . A fifth installation, the floating Brent Spar served as a storage and tanker loading ... to the name by which it became the best known of the Brent installations outside the oil industry . The field also included a remote flare, the Brent Flare , which was used to flare off excess gas before ... using a heavy lifting barge in 2005. The field supplies oil via the Brent System pipeline ... modifications to three of the four Brent platforms to convert them to low pressure operation ... ID 24041&page 2 New drilling, completion technology critical to Brent redevelopment ref See also Brent crude Energy policy of the United Kingdom Energy use and conservation in the United Kingdom References ... Category North Sea energy Category Oil fields of the United Kingdom Category Royal Dutch Shell de Brent ... more details
Brent Eccles was the drummer for The Angels Australian band The Angels , an Australian Pub rock Australia pub rock band and , in chronological order, he was also drummer in The Breed, Vox Pop, Stuart & The Belmonts, Streetalk, Space Waltz, After Hours, and Citizen Band music band Citizen Band . ref IMDB , Brent Eccles ,http www.imdb.com name nm0248321 Accessed 15 February 2010 ref Eccles left Citizen Band in 1981, after successfully auditioning for The Angels and remained there until they split up in 2000. During this time he also managed Johnny Diesel & The Injectors, The Poor and The Angels. He is the father of former Betchadupa drummer, and now Das Pop drummer Matt Eccles. ref Howlspace , http www.howlspace.com.au en4 betchadupa betchadupa.htm Accessed 15 February 2010 ref Today Brent lives in New Zealand and runs his own agency Brent Eccles Entertainment as well as representing Frontier Touring, A Day On The Green and Liberation Music. Along with Campbell Smith Brent also heads Civic Events who run the annual Acoustic Church Tour and the Winery Tour References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Eccles, Brent ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Eccles, Brent Category Living people Category Australian rock drummers Category The Angels Australian band members Australia musician stub ... more details
MedalTableTop Brent Newdick at TNT Fortuna Meeting in Kladno 15June2011 109.jpg 200px Brent Newdick at the 2011 TNT Fortuna Meeting in Kladno MedalSport Men s Athletics sport Athletics MedalCountry NZL MedalCompetition Commonwealth Games MedalSilver 2010 Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Decathlon MedalBottom Brent Newdick born 31 January 1985 is a New Zealand representative decathlon decathlete . He won the silver medal in the men s decathlon at the 2010 Commonwealth Games . ref http www.iaaf.org athletes biographies country nzl athcode 183722 index.html iaaf profile ref Personal bests class wikitable Event Points Place Date Decathlon 8114 G tzis 2011 05 29 References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Newdick, Brent ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION New Zealand decathlete DATE OF BIRTH 31 January 1985 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Newdick, Brent Category Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Category Athletes track and field at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Category 1985 births Category Living people Category New Zealand decathletes fr Brent Newdick pl Brent Newdick NewZealand athletics bio stub ... more details
about the district in the London Borough of Brent the park in Hendon Brent Park Hendon Infobox UK place country England region London official name Brent Park london borough Brent post town LONDON postcode area NW postcode district NW10 dial code 020 os grid reference TQ209852 latitude 51.551965 longitude 0.2603 Brent Park is an area of northwest London in the London Borough of Brent . It is located very close to St Raphael s Estate and Neasden . The area includes an IKEA store, along with a Tesco superstore. The A406 road A406 North Circular Road runs through the heart of Brent Park. File London Temple.jpg thumb left 300px Neasden Temple The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir London BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir , or simply the Neasden Temple , located off Brentfield Road, is a Hindu temple which opened in 1995. It is currently the largest Mandir Temple outside India . Transport Buses London Buses routes London Buses route 92 92 , London Buses route 112 112 , London Buses route 206 206 , London Buses route 224 224 , London Buses route 232 232 and London Buses route 332 332 serve Brent Park. Tube Neasden station convert 0.32 mi km disp or abbr on , Jubilee line Stonebridge Park station convert 1.4 mi km disp or abbr on , Bakerloo line , London Overground LB Brent London Districts Category Districts of London Category Districts of Brent London geo stub ... more details
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